Most of the players interviewed gave simple answers. Spurs guard Devin Vassell and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson wished for wins. San Antonio forward Harrison Barnes elaborated a bit, wishing for a win and quality time with his family after the game.

O n Christmas Day, the San Antonio Spurs fell to the New York Knicks, 117-114. Victor Wembanyama had one of the best games the NBA has ever seen on the holiday, scoring 42 points

Smith and Kendrick Perkins talked about Victor Wembanyama before the San Antonio Spurs opened the NBA's Christmas Day slate against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Spurs' young superstar is having a statistically phenomenal season,

The NBA got viewers for Christmas, even while going up against NFL games. The NBA’s five-game Christmas lineup was the league’s most-watched in five years, with the games averaging about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC,

The Wednesday thriller between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs set the tone for a very Merry Christmas for the NBA.

Victor Wembanyama may be the box office draw the NBA needs when Stephen Curry and LeBron James call it quits. The NBA announced Thursday that the San Antonio Spurs phenom's Christmas Day debut against the New York Knicks averaged 4.